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Improving The Web Presence And Visibility Of Delta State Polytechnics, Ogwashi-Uku, Ozoro, And Oghara., Isaac E. Anyira, Lucky Njoeteni
Improving The Web Presence And Visibility Of Delta State Polytechnics, Ogwashi-Uku, Ozoro, And Oghara., Isaac E. Anyira, Lucky Njoeteni
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This paper focused on identifying ways of improving the web presence and visibility of Delta State Polytechnics, Ogwashi-Uku, Ozoro and Oghara, to enable them to maximize the potentials of innovative technologies for effective education delivery. The paper treated what web presence and visibility mean and how they can be measured. The web presence and visibility of the three Delta State polytechnics were comparatively examined. The comparative analyses indicate that Ozoro Poly has the highest web presence and visibility followed by Oghara Poly, then Ogwashi-Uku Poly. The causes of poor web presence and visibility were identified. It was recommended that polytechnic …
Open Access Resources: Option For Libraries In A Challenged Economy, Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Open Access Resources: Option For Libraries In A Challenged Economy, Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Inadequacy of information resources has emerged as a major challenge facing libraries in Nigeria currently. The causes of this inadequacy include poor funding of libraries, high cost of materials, high exchange rate (as many library resources are imported) and global economic recession. The open access initiative presents the library with the solution to this challenge by providing access to high quality E-journals, E-books and other information bearing resource at minimal or no cost at all. This paper considered what constitutes open access resources, reasons why libraries should embrace them, their sources and web addresses, and the barriers to their integration …
Role Of Education And Libraries In Developing Nigeria’S Knowledge Economy, Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Role Of Education And Libraries In Developing Nigeria’S Knowledge Economy, Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The knowledge economy has great potentials for Nigeria’s economic and social developments by providing efficient ways of producing goods and services using knowledge as a basic raw material. Regrettably, though knowledge is available in Nigeria, it hasn’t been developed into a factor of production. This paper’s position is that Nigeria needs to improve the quality of education and libraries if it must become a knowledge economy and attain its vision of becoming one of the top twenty global economies by the year 2020 aptly titled “Vision20: 2020. This paper examined the characteristics of a knowledge economy, role of education and …
Poor Webometrics Ranking Of Nigerian Higher Institutions: Causes, Implications And Solutions., Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Poor Webometrics Ranking Of Nigerian Higher Institutions: Causes, Implications And Solutions., Isaac E. Anyira, Imade Idubor
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This paper was designed to identify the causes of poor ranking of Nigerian higher institutions with a view to finding a lasting solution to the issue. The review method was used in this paper. Primary information was obtained from webometrics website, Nigerian Universities Commission website among other sources. The reasons for poor ranking of institutions include lack of web use policy, inadequate infrastructure, scarce use of web for publishing, teaching, research and learning activities etc. the implication of poor ranking include inability to secure more funds from stakeholders, lack of international recognition and prestige etc. the paper recommends that a …
Admissibility Of Computer-Generated Evidence In Nigerian Court Of Law: Implications For Law Libraries, Wisdom Okereke Anyim
Admissibility Of Computer-Generated Evidence In Nigerian Court Of Law: Implications For Law Libraries, Wisdom Okereke Anyim
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The paper reviewed the inclusion of computer generated evidence in Nigerian court of law with respect to its implication for law libraries. Attention was given more to the e-library system which generates and disseminates legal information via electronic format. It was revealed that the new Evidence Act 2011 having incorporated Admissibility of Statements in Documents Produced by Computers which was not specifically provided for in the earlier Evidence Act 2004, presents opportunities to the law library leading to expansion of its scope and integration of e-system, platform for online Alternative Dispute Resolution, face to face and virtual services, Ask-a-Librarian and …
A Language Barrier To Human Capital Development: The Case Of Guatemalan Students, Fidel Pérez Macal
A Language Barrier To Human Capital Development: The Case Of Guatemalan Students, Fidel Pérez Macal
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Not being proficient in a school’s predominant language of instruction can represent a language barrier for students’ human capital development. In Guatemala, 24 languages are spoken apart from Spanish, which is the language of instruction in the majority of schools, and about 40 percent of the total population has a non-Spanish language as a mother tongue. National standardized tests show that non-Spanish mother tongue (non-SMT) students are outperformed by SMT students in elementary and secondary schools.
My thesis analyzes whether non-SMT students face a language barrier and traces its source. Two main findings emerge. First, non-SMT students are not yet …
Understanding Factors Contributing To Community Change, Norman Walzer, Sharon Gulick, Connie Loden, Mary Emery, Milan Wall
Understanding Factors Contributing To Community Change, Norman Walzer, Sharon Gulick, Connie Loden, Mary Emery, Milan Wall
Community Development Practice
This paper describes the work of the Community Change Network, a collaboration of university researchers and practitioners to understand the factors that contribute to lasting community changes. It describes the resources available as well as what has been accomplished regarding this issue.
Black Student Union Condemns Brian Urlacher Post On Jacob Blake Shooting, Gino Gutierrez
Black Student Union Condemns Brian Urlacher Post On Jacob Blake Shooting, Gino Gutierrez
Black History at UNM
A Daily Lobo article about UNM Black Student Union expressing support for the statement released by UNM student-athletes on the football team, condemning alum Brian Urlacher’s “horrific” interpretation of the events leading up to the near-fatal police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Covid-19_Umaine News_Maginnis Talks With Wvii About Covid-19, Athletics, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications
Covid-19_Umaine News_Maginnis Talks With Wvii About Covid-19, Athletics, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications
Division of Marketing & Communications
Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Melissa Maginnis, virologist, assistant professor of microbiology, associate director of the Center for Undergraduate Research, and lead of the UMS Scientific Advisory Board talking with WVII about COVID-19 and school athletics.
Simple Unequal Allocation Procedure For Ranked Set Sampling With Skew Distributions, Dinesh Bhoj, Girish Chandra
Simple Unequal Allocation Procedure For Ranked Set Sampling With Skew Distributions, Dinesh Bhoj, Girish Chandra
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
A practical unbalanced Ranked Set Sampling (RSS) model is proposed to estimate the population mean of positively skewed distributions. The gains in the relative precisions of the population mean based on the proposed model for chosen distributions are uniformly higher than those based on balanced RSS and the t-model proposed in Kaur et al. (1997). The relative precisions of the simple unequal allocation model are, with one exception, better than (s, t)-model which is better than t-model. The relative precision of the proposed model is very close or equal to the optimal Neyman allocation model.
Land Use In Nevada: Counties And The Bureau Of Land Management (Blm), Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Land Use In Nevada: Counties And The Bureau Of Land Management (Blm), Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Environment
This Fact Sheet compares land ownership in the State of Nevada, and its 17 counties. Drawn from an original report by Headwaters Economics, the figures and tables that follow provide each jurisdiction’s total land acreage, 2019 population estimates, and a breakdown of land ownership categories, including: private lands, federal lands, state lands, tribal lands, and land owned by cities, counties, or other jurisdictions.
The Community Development Society Students And Young Professionals Initiative, John C. Hill, Gary A. Goreham
The Community Development Society Students And Young Professionals Initiative, John C. Hill, Gary A. Goreham
Community Development Practice
There is a growing recognition of the role of youth in community development. Their roles range from serving on youth committees in local development organization to training for careers in the community development profession (e.g., Brennan, Barnett, & Lesmeister, 2007; Christens & Dolan, 2011). Thus, encouraging young professionals and graduate students to become members in professional associations or organizations is crucial for networking, professional development, and collaborative efforts towards community development. In an attempt to bridge potential pitfalls associated with student involvement in a professional association, an ad hoc meeting of graduate students and young professionals was convened at the …
Creating A Learning Community For Community Engagement For Detroit Practitioners, Virginia Stanard, Aaron Goodman, Madhavi Reddy
Creating A Learning Community For Community Engagement For Detroit Practitioners, Virginia Stanard, Aaron Goodman, Madhavi Reddy
Community Development Practice
Through the support of the Community Development Society (CDS) Innovation in Community Engagement Fellowship, the Detroit cohort of fellows convened with the goal of building individual and community capacity through a yearlong, hands-on educational initiative that addressed innovative engagement within a community context. Connected by the Master of Community Development program at the University of Detroit Mercy as faculty, students, alumni, or community partners, the fellows embarked on a project entitled “Creating a Learning Community for Community Engagement for Detroit Practitioners.” The objective of the project was to explore the intersection between community engagement, democratic decision-making, and community development in …
Misinformation More Likely To Use Non-Specific Authority References: Twitter Analysis Of Two Covid-19 Myths, Joseph Mcglynn, Maxim Baryshevtsev, Zane A. Dayton
Misinformation More Likely To Use Non-Specific Authority References: Twitter Analysis Of Two Covid-19 Myths, Joseph Mcglynn, Maxim Baryshevtsev, Zane A. Dayton
Communication Graduate Research
This research examines the content, timing, and spread of COVID-19 misinformation and subsequent debunking efforts for two COVID-19 myths. COVID-19 misinformation tweets included more non-specific authority references (e.g., “Taiwanese experts”, “a doctor friend”), while debunking tweets included more specific and verifiable authority references (e.g., the CDC, the World Health Organization, Snopes). Findings illustrate a delayed debunking response to COVID-19 misinformation, as it took seven days for debunking tweets to match the quantity of misinformation tweets. The use of non-specific authority references in tweets was associated with decreased tweet engagement, suggesting the importance of citing specific sources when refuting health misinformation.
Provost Newsletter - September 4, 2020, Office Of The Provost, Wright State University
Provost Newsletter - September 4, 2020, Office Of The Provost, Wright State University
Office of the Provost Newsletters and Announcements
The Newsletter from the Office of the Provost regarding updates on how the 2020 Fall Semester is going under the COVID-19 pandemic plan.
Ouachita's Elrod Center Receives Celebrate Literacy Award By Arkansas Literacy Association, Mandy Halbert, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita's Elrod Center Receives Celebrate Literacy Award By Arkansas Literacy Association, Mandy Halbert, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community received the Arkansas Literacy Association’s (ALA) Celebrate Literacy Award this summer for its America Reads/America Counts, Peake Partnership and Homeschool/After-School tutoring programs in Arkadelphia. Leigh Anne McKinney, assistant director of the Elrod Center, attended a virtual ceremony in July hosted by the ALA Council Leadership Institute to accept the award.
"Anishinaabe Time": Temporalities And Impact Assessment In Pipeline Reviews, Sakihitowin Awasis
"Anishinaabe Time": Temporalities And Impact Assessment In Pipeline Reviews, Sakihitowin Awasis
Geography & Environment Publications
Indigenous ways of living that embrace multiple temporalities have been largely supplanted by a single, linear colonial temporality. Drawing on theoretical insights from Indigenous geographies and political ecology, this article considers how pipeline reviews come into being through contested temporalities and how dominant modes of time dispossess Indigenous peoples of self-determination in energy decision-making. In particular, Anishinaabe clan governance – a form of kinship that provides both social identity and function based on relations to animal nations – is undermined in colonial decision-making processes. Through analysis of documents from Canada’s National Energy Board and interviews with Anishinaabe pipeline opponents, I …
The Decoding Of The Human Spirit: A Synergy Of Spirituality And Character Strengths Toward Wholeness, Ryan M. Niemiec, Pninit Russo-Netzer, Kenneth I. Pargament
The Decoding Of The Human Spirit: A Synergy Of Spirituality And Character Strengths Toward Wholeness, Ryan M. Niemiec, Pninit Russo-Netzer, Kenneth I. Pargament
Psychology Faculty Publications
Little attention has been given to the integral relationship between character strengths and spirituality (the search for or communing with the sacred to derive meaning and purpose). The science of character strengths has surged in recent years with hundreds of studies, yet with minimal attention to spirituality or the literature thereof. At the same time, the science of spirituality has steadily unfolded over the last few decades and has offered only occasional attention to select strengths of character (e.g., humility, love, and forgiveness) or the universal typology of the VIA classification of character strengths and virtues. In this exploration, we …
Social Media Use, Social Comparison, And Loneliness, Jordan Elena Johnson
Social Media Use, Social Comparison, And Loneliness, Jordan Elena Johnson
Dissertations and Theses
Since its invention, the use of Instagram and its psychological effect on users has been a topic of conversation for researchers. To achieve a better understanding of Instagram's effect on loneliness, it's important to isolate different behaviors on Instagram because of its different attributes as a social media app. Drawing on literature on the emotional effects of social media use and social comparison orientation (SCO), this study takes a closer look at specific Instagram behaviors: broadcasting, interacting, and browsing as well as SCO's relationship with loneliness. A total of 147 undergraduate students attending a university in the Pacific Northwest completed …
Outsiders Within Inequality Regimes: A Sociological Framework To Advance The Lives Of Women Veterans, Sarah Louise Aktepy
Outsiders Within Inequality Regimes: A Sociological Framework To Advance The Lives Of Women Veterans, Sarah Louise Aktepy
Dissertations and Theses
This three-paper dissertation examines pervasive gender inequalities across two institutions: the US military and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The first paper, "'Don't Rock the Boat:' Experiences and Perceptions of Gender-Based Violence in the U.S. Military" uses qualitative interviews to better understand the experiences of gendered harassment and violence of women veterans in the US military. The second paper, "First Do No Harm: Assessing Veterans Affairs Screening for Military Sexual Abuse among our Nations Veterans" uses survey data and qualitative interviews to identify factors that contribute to inaccurate results of clinical screening for veterans with military sexual violence histories within …
Chimes: September 4, 2020, Calvin University
Chimes: September 4, 2020, Calvin University
Chimes
THE RETURN After six months, Calvin comes back to campus by Juliana Knot
COVID-19 hit small universities' finances hard this summer. Here's where it's left Calvin. by Harm Venhuizen
Fall sports navigate COVID-19 seasons by Ellington Smith
Calvin's back on campus. Here's what it took. by Juliana Knot
Where two or three Zoom by Michaela Giovannelli
Re-Assessing The Genocide Of Kurdish Alevis In Dersim, 1937-38, Dilşa Deniz
Re-Assessing The Genocide Of Kurdish Alevis In Dersim, 1937-38, Dilşa Deniz
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
This article discusses a century-long denial of historic genocide targeting Kurdish Alevis in Turkey. Firstly, I argue that the state-sponsored killings and forced displacements that occurred in Dersim in 1937-38 constitute genocide. Secondly, I use census numbers and other available documentation to suggest a possible figure for the causalities, while pointing out the methods by which the state has tried to cover up these numbers, indicating state planning and preparation. Finally, I show that as a part of the continued denial of such genocide, Turkish leftist organizations have been manipulated by the state, and thus have ended up supporting much …
Online Salt: Healthcare Students Learn How To Meet Spiritual Needs, Mark D. Weinstein
Online Salt: Healthcare Students Learn How To Meet Spiritual Needs, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
Cedarville University pharmacy and nursing students will learn how to administer spiritual “saline” during a virtual training to be completed on their own time by September 8.
Community Development, Quality Of Life, And Community Well-Being: Three Fields Ripe With Opportunities For Future Research And Practice, Craig A. Talmage
Community Development, Quality Of Life, And Community Well-Being: Three Fields Ripe With Opportunities For Future Research And Practice, Craig A. Talmage
Community Development Practice
This perspective piece aims to spur conversations between quality of life, community well-being, and community development scholars and practitioners. The article showcases overlaps in concepts found across journals devoted to those three fields of inquiry. The major themes from those overlaps are discussed, so future directions for interdisciplinary research can be identified. The article finishes with specific attention to exploring how collaborations between the fields of quality of life (QoL), community well-being (CWB), and community development (CD) can better inform community development practice, so that community well-being and quality life can be positively shifted through evidence-based practice.
Lindenwood Digest, September 4, 2020, Lindenwood University
Lindenwood Digest, September 4, 2020, Lindenwood University
Lindenwood Digest
The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.
Making The Case For Genocide, The Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Peoples Of Peru, Ñusta P. Carranza Ko
Making The Case For Genocide, The Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Peoples Of Peru, Ñusta P. Carranza Ko
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
Peru’s national health program Programa de Salud Reproductiva y Planificación Familiar (PSRPF) aimed to uphold women’s reproductive rights and address the scarcity in maternity related services. Despite these objectives, during PSRPF’s implementation the respect for women’s rights were undermined with the forced sterilization of women predominantly of indigenous, poor, and rural backgrounds. This study considers the forced sterilization of indigenous women as a genocide. Making the case for genocide has not been done previously with this particular case. Using the normative markers of the Genocide Convention, this study categorically sets forced sterilization victims from the state-led-policy as victims of genocide, …
The Employment Situation Of Veterans: August 2020, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
The Employment Situation Of Veterans: August 2020, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Veteran employment trends and statistics for various demographics during August 2020
Utilizing A Community-University Partnership To Meet Grandfamilies’ Needs: Development And Evaluation Of A Grandchildren-Mentoring Program, Christine A. Fruhauf, A. Nancy Mendoza, Pamela Bishop, Gail Engel, Suzanna Hetchler
Utilizing A Community-University Partnership To Meet Grandfamilies’ Needs: Development And Evaluation Of A Grandchildren-Mentoring Program, Christine A. Fruhauf, A. Nancy Mendoza, Pamela Bishop, Gail Engel, Suzanna Hetchler
GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy
In response to the increasing rate of grandparent-headed homes and the needs of grandparents and grandchildren, we engaged in a community-university partnership to develop, implement, and evaluate a grandchildren-mentoring program. Prior to developing the grandchildren-mentoring program, a county needs assessment was conducted. The needs assessment revealed that grandparents wanted opportunities for mentorship of their grandchildren. As a result, we partnered with an undergraduate practicum course to create a new option of college students engaging with grandchildren. During our inaugural grandchildren-mentoring program, we conducted focus groups/interviews with grandparents (n = 5) and grandchildren (n = 7) at the end of the …
Parenting Challenges Of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Discipline, Child Education, Technology Use, And Outdated Health Beliefs, Ludivine Brunissen, Eli Rapoport, Kate Fruitman, Andrew Adesman
Parenting Challenges Of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Discipline, Child Education, Technology Use, And Outdated Health Beliefs, Ludivine Brunissen, Eli Rapoport, Kate Fruitman, Andrew Adesman
GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy
BACKGROUND: As of 2015, approximately three million children in the United States were being raised primarily by their grandparents. This study aims to examine, in a large national sample, to what extent grandparents raising grandchildren (GRGs) have difficulty with discipline and meeting their grandchild’s educational and social needs, find computers/other technology challenging, and subscribe to outdated health beliefs.
METHODS: An anonymous online parenting questionnaire was administered to GRGs recruited through state and local grandparent support groups and elderly service agencies.
RESULTS: 733 grandparents that self-identified as the primary caregiver of one or more grandchildren met inclusion criteria. 56.5% of GRGs …
Thematic Dimensions Of Grandparent Caregiving: A Focus Group Approach, Bert Hayslip Jr., Rebekah P. Knight, Kyle S. Page, Carolyn Phillips
Thematic Dimensions Of Grandparent Caregiving: A Focus Group Approach, Bert Hayslip Jr., Rebekah P. Knight, Kyle S. Page, Carolyn Phillips
GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy
The present study involved 75 grandparent caregivers (M age = 59) who participated in focus groups targeting their needs and concerns relevant to raising their grandchildren. Based upon a qualitative analysis of group session notes reliably cross referenced across 3 observers, the following themes emerged: 1) Isolation, disenfranchisement, and marginalization with regard to others, 2) Difficulty in dealing with and frustration with the adult child whose child one is raising, 3) The need to be able to cope with one’s own emotions and life situation, 4) Difficulties in coping with the emotional, interpersonal, or behavioral problems of the grandchild, …